Record-envelop



F. WOKOUN.

RECORD ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11. 1920.

1,397,477, Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

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ATTORNEY F. WOKOUN.

RECORD ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1920. 1,397,477, Patented Nov. 15, 1921. 3SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Paterrte (1*NOVt15, 1921:

Application filed September 11, 1920. Serial no 409,521.

To (ZZZ whom itmay, concern:

Be it known'that I, FRANK WOKOUN, citizenof the United States ofAmerica, residing atBaltimore, in the State of Maryland, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Record-Envelops, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to storage devices,

particularly to filing or storage envelops for containing disk recordsof talking machines, and has for its object the provision of an envelopformed from a single piece of paper folded properly to define a.plurality of compartments adapted to hold disk records, the compartmentsbeing entirely separated and the provision of the plurality ofcompartments in the same envelop being-designed for the purpose ofassociating a plurality of records of a similar nature.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character whichis so constructed that while in position within a record cabinet ofordinary construction the different records may be removed from theenvelop without removing the envelop from the cabinet and also withoutupsetting the arrangement of the more or less associated recordsdisposed within the envelop.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this characterwhich will be very simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highlyefficient in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in theart.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the device isformed,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the first step in folding,

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the next step in folding,

Fig. 1 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing by dotted lines, the foldingnecessary in the succeeding steps,

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the next step in folding,

Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the next step,

Fig. 7 is a view showing the next step,

Fig. 8 is a view showing the complete envelop without the finishingstrips,

Fig. 9shows the envelop with the finish ing strips applied, and

Fig. lO'is a perspective view of the completed envelop. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I haveshown'my device asformed from a single pieceofniaterial 1O preferably comparativelystiifpaper which is rec tangular in shape and which hasits side edgesbent over upon itself in opposite directions, as indicated at, 11, thefolds being equal. Subsequent to this the sheet is folded longitudinallyat its center along the line 12 so as to divide the sheet into twoportions which are identical, with the first folded portion 11' disposedupwardly. The thus folded sheet is scored along lines 18, 1e and 15 todefine a plurality of panels 16, 17 18 and 19. The panel 16 is foldedalong the line 13 onto the panel 17, the superposed panels 16 and 17 arefolded on the line 14 onto the panel 18 and the panel 19 is folded alongthe line 15 onto the superposed panels 16, 17 and 18, it being notedthat just prior to this latter mentioned operation one corner of thepanel 19 is folded onto itself along the line 20. When the panel 19 isfolded onto the other superposed panels it will be observed that thefoldingris completed. The envelop is then finished by sticking onto oneedge a gumrned strip 21 which forms a 7 bottom for the envelop. A secondgummed strip 22 is disposed over the lines where the front edge of thepanel 19 engages against the back of the panel 17 and a third gummedstrip 23 is disposed over the line where the fold 20 engages against theback of the panel 17. This completes the envelop. It will be observedthat when the envelop is thus constructed there will be provided fivecompartments between the successive panels and these compartments areindicated by the numeral 241. It is readily observable that the deviceis particularly adapted for use in storing records of a similar natureas for example the complete envelop will hold five double records of,say, violin compositions, songs, piano compositions, or the like, andthe various envelops will therefore contain records arranged in suitablegroups.

In actual practice these storage envelops are disposed within a recordcabinet of either a vertical or horizontal type, it makes no differencewhich, and the various records may be withdrawn from or placed withinthe separate compartments of the envelop without in any way interferingwith the other records, and it is to be noted' that it is entirelyunnecessary to remove the envelop from the record cabinet in order toeffect removal or replacement'of the individual records.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that I have thus provided a very simply constructed andextremely inexpensive record storage envelop which holds the differentrecords entirely separate so as to avoid crushing and which has thefurther advantage of'dividing them into afiiliated groups.

While I have shown anddescribed the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it isof course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the inventionorthe scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

c claim l. A r'ecordenvelop formedfrom a single iece of'sheet materialhaving its side edges olded back upon themselves in opposite directions,the sheet being subsequently folded longitudinally to define two similarcontacting portions, of identical size and shape, said folded portionsbeing subsequently scored transversely along a plurality of equidistantlines to define a plurality of panels, and the successive panels beingfolded upon said lines successively whereby to define a plurality ofentirely separate compartments, the last panel 7 having its edgessecured upon the superposed panels.

2; A recordenvelop formed from a single sheet of material having itsside edges folded back upon themselves in opposite directions, the sheetbeing subsequently folded longitudinally to define two similarcontacting portions of identical size and shape, said folded portionsbeing subsequently scored transversely along a plurality of equi-distantlines to define a plurality of panels, the successive panels beingfolded upon said lines successively whereby to define a plurality ofseparate compartments, a gummed strip secured over the edges of the,superposed panels to define a bottom and other gummed strips secured toone edge of the final panel and to the edge produced by folding over onecorner of the final panel. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature; V

FRANK WOKOUN.

